GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 6970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 6970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 680M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 680M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 680M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M SLI is 2225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon HD 6970.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name N13E-GTX Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 4 June 2012 14 December 2010
Pipelines 2688 1536
Core clock speed 720 MHz
Boost Clock 880 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 84.48
Floating-point performance 2,703.4 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1375 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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